Social Science audiobooks

The Mathematics of Love

By: Hannah Fry

Narrated by: Hannah Fry

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this must-have for anyone who wants to better understand their love life, a mathematician pulls back the curtain and reveals the hidden patterns—from dating sites to divorce, sex to marriage—behind the rituals of love.

The roller coaster of romance is hard to quantify; defining how lovers might feel from a set of simple equations is... Read more

Bold

By: Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler

Narrated by: Steven Kotler

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

“A visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world—and invaluable advice about bringing together the partners and technologies to help them do it.” —President Bill Clinton

A radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools, Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the... Read more

Notes of a Native Son

By: James Baldwin

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

At last, a new audio edition of the book many have called James Baldwin's most influential work!Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained... Read more

30 Lessons for Loving

By: Karl Pillemer

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the beloved 30 Lessons for Living Karl Pillemer’s 30 Lessons for Living first became a hit and then became a classic. Readers loved the sage advice and great stories from extraordinary older Americans who shared what they wish they had known when they were starting out. Now, Pillemer returns with lessons on one of the most... Read more

Bought and Sold

By: Megan Stephens

Narrated by: Josie Dunn

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A heart-stopping story of lies, brutality and fear. British girl Megan Stephens tells the true story of how an idyllic Mediterranean holiday turned into an unimaginable nightmare when she was tricked into becoming a victim of human trafficking and held captive for six years by deception, threats and violence. While on... Read more

The Forgotten Holocaust

By: Scott Mariani

Narrated by: Will Rycroft

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BREATHTAKING NEW ADVENTURE FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott A BRUTAL MURDER. A HORRIFYING SECRET.ONLY BEN CAN EXPOSE THE TRUTH. A lost, aimless and hard-drinking... Read more

Zillow Talk

By: Spencer Rascoff & Stan Humphries

Narrated by: Spencer Rascoff

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

How do you spot an area poised for gentrification? Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market? Will a house on Swamp Road sell for less than one on Gingerbread Lane? The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past five years. To understand real estate in our fast-paced, technology-driven... Read more

The Nonviolence Handbook

By: Michael N Nagler , Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael N Nagler , Ph.D.

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

“Nonviolence is not the recourse of the weak but actually calls for an uncommon kind of strength; it is not a refraining from something but the engaging of a positive force,” renowned peace activist Michael Nagler writes. Here he offers a step-by-step guide to creatively using nonviolence to confront any problem and to build change movements... Read more

Miracle on Voodoo Mountain

By: Megan Boudreaux

Narrated by: Hayley Cresswell

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

"It took months of God waking me up in the middle of the night before I realized I was the one He was calling to leave my comfortable American life and move to Haiti."Miracle on Voodoo Mountain is the inspirational memoir of an accomplished and driven 24-year old who quit her job, sold everything, and moved to Haiti, by herself—all without a... Read more

The Sweet Spot

By: Christine Carter, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Christine Carter, Ph.D.

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn how to achieve more by doing less! Live in that zone you’ve glimpsed but can’t seem to hold on to—the sweet spot where you have the greatest strength, but also the greatest ease.

Not long ago, Christine Carter, a happiness expert at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and a speaker, writer, and mother, found herself exasperated by... Read more

The Like Switch

By: Jack Schafer & Marvin Karlins

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

From a former FBI Special Agent specializing in behavior analysis and recruiting spies comes a handbook filled with his proven strategies on how to instantly read people and influence how they perceive you, so you can easily turn on the like switch.

The Like Switch is packed with all the tools you need for turning strangers into friends, whether... Read more

Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms

By: Gerard Russell

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths. These religions represent the last vestiges of the magnificent civilizations in ancient history: Persia, Babylon, and Egypt in the time of the pharaohs. Their followers have learned how to survive foreign attacks and the... Read more

Discrimination: The Defining Of Discrimination Through To Kill A Mockingbird And A Time To Kill

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: K. Zens

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In this insightful exploration, the pervasive issue of discrimination is examined through the lens of history, contemporary society, and political dynamics. While strides have been made in combatting discrimination, challenges persist for individuals based on gender, race, and socioeconomic status. With a nuanced understanding of... Read more

Tasty

By: John McQuaid

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Taste has long been considered the most basic of the five senses because its principal mission is a simple one: to discern food from everything else. Taste is a whole-body experience, and breakthroughs in genetics and microbiology are casting light not just on the experience of french fries and foie gras but the mysterious interplay of body and... Read more

Internet Pornography

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Roy Wells

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the veiled world of internet pornography with a fresh perspective. In this insightful exploration, I delve into the often taboo topic, shedding light on its prevalence and impact. Drawing from my background in Business Administration and Management Technology, coupled with extensive computer expertise, I offer essential insights to... Read more

Silver Screen Fiend

By: Patton Oswalt

Narrated by: Patton Oswalt

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The instant New York Times bestseller from author, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, a “heartfelt and hilarious” (USA TODAY) memoir about coming of age as a performer during the late 1990s while obsessively watching classic films at a legendary theater in Los Angeles. “[Oswalt has] a set of synapses like a pinball machine and a prose style to... Read more

The World's Great Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Trevor Clinger

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the complexities surrounding same-sex marriage with an insightful exploration of the various arguments against it. From political debates to everyday conversations, the topic sparks heated discussions. As someone with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and an Associate's Degree in Business Management, I present five... Read more

Meine zwei Leben

By: Estibaliz Carranza

Narrated by: Ursula Berlinghof

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Estibaliz Carranza tötete zwei Männer, die sie einmal geliebt hatte. Im Gefängnis heiratete sie und brachte einen Sohn zur Welt. Die Bilder nach ihrer Verhaftung zeigten sie mit einem kühlen Lächeln. Warum wurde diese Frau zur Mörderin? Wie lebt sie damit? Die Abrechnung der Eislady mit sich selbst. Read more

Orders to Kill

By: William F. Pepper

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 16 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Here is the myth-shattering expos├® that reveals the truth behind the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—shocking and controversial revelations from James Earl Ray's attorney.On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, and into his killer's line of fire. One shot... Read more

I Miss Mummy

By: Cathy Glass

Narrated by: Denica Fairman

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

In her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother. Alice, aged four, is snatched by her mother the day she is due to arrive at Cathy's house. Drug-dependent and mentally ill, but desperate to keep hold... Read more

Breaking In

By: Joan Biskupic

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In Breaking In, veteran journalist Joan Biskupic tells the story of how two forces providentially merged—the large ambitions of a talented Puerto Rican girl raised in the projects in the Bronx and the increasing political presence of Hispanics, from California to Texas, from Florida to the Northeast—resulting in a historical appointment. And... Read more

Pass the Mic

By: Janet Mock, Joy Reid & Lizz Winstead

Narrated by: Elizabeth Plank

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Amid a popular debate over whether today’s young women embrace or reject the word feminist, bestselling author and trans women’s rights activist Janet Mock, Joy Reid, host of MSNBC’s The Reid Report, and Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show and head of Lady Parts Justice, join Mic senior editor Elizabeth Plank for a look at women,... Read more

Fallen Leaves

By: Will Durant

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The final and most personal work from Pulitzer Prize–winning author and historian Will Durant—discovered thirty-two years after his death—is a message of insight for everyone who has sought meaning in life or the council of a wise friend in navigating life's journey.From 1968 to 1978, Will Durant made four public allusions to the existence of... Read more

OPA!: A Celebration Of The Search For Meaning

By: Alex Pattakos & Elaine Dundon

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This husband and wife team teaches us that the search for meaning in life can be celebrated through thick times and thin. From small villages in Greece, they’ve found that it is as simple as OPA!. Connecting with others, finding purpose, and maintaining a resilient attitude can help us through our search. They believe that happiness and now... Read more